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November 6, 2026
Code Orbit Nigeria attended the final day of HackJos 2026, engaging key stakeholders across technology, agriculture, data, and policy ecosystems
By Code Orbit
On November 6, 2026,
Code Orbit Nigeria spent the final day of HackJos 2026 at the New Government House Banquet Hall in Little Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State.
The event, hosted by nHub Nigeria, ran from November 4 to 6 under the theme From Farm to Future: Building Digital Solutions for Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation. An estimated 50-plus people were in the room for the final day, with leaders from the Plateau State Government, PICTDA, the Nigerian Communications Commission, the North Central Development Commission, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, GIZ, and the Young Africa Innovates Programme.
The day was built around four challenge tracks: Productivity and Resilience, Market Access and Value Chains, Agri-Finance and Inclusion, and Post-Harvest Innovation.
The panel sessions stayed close to daily farming life. On productivity, experts talked about field-level digital tools that solve small, everyday friction and help yields directly. On smart farming, the focus was weather tracking, soil insights, and predictive data for climate resilience. On value chains, panelists looked at storage, logistics, and processing, and how closing those gaps cuts waste and helps farmers reach fair markets. On finance, the final session looked at tailored funding models, risk mitigation, and accessible capital for smallholders.
For Code Orbit Nigeria, the clearest result came before the pitches. Pre-stage pitch coaching by the Code Orbit Nigeria team helped a team refine its pitch and take first place in the hackathon. That team was AQUAROOTS, named first on the winners slide, with Team Let'sFarm and Lumora also listed.
Another pitch from the day showed the same idea in a different form. HeyCileng Agtech presented as From farm remnants to business opportunities, a digital marketplace connecting farmers and agro-processors.
The day also added to the team itself. Code Orbit Nigeria sourced two technical mentors to join its training team in Nigeria.
The team also spent time at the Nigeria Data Protection Commission stand. The conversation was practical: how personal data is processed, what data subject rights mean in practice, and what baseline compliance steps Code Orbit needs to protect its learner and beneficiary data. The NDPC stand carried the same message in plain words: Your Personal Data Is Valuable.
HackJos fits the way Code Orbit works in Nigeria and elsewhere. The mentors do not give answers first. They make space for questions, and they connect those questions to the problems learners see around them. In Jos, that problem was agriculture, and the teams were building for it directly, from farm waste to market access to finance.
The work in Nigeria continues from here, with new mentors joining, and with the winning team as a clear example of what that coaching can do.
Code Orbit is a student-led nonprofit providing free coding, AI, and STEM education to learners worldwide.
By Nazifi Adam, Program Director, Nigeria
Code Orbit Nigeria spent the final day of HackJos 2026 at the New Government House Banquet Hall in Little Rayfield, Jos, Plateau State.
The event, hosted by nHub Nigeria, ran from November 4 to 6 under the theme From Farm to Future: Building Digital Solutions for Nigeria's Agricultural Transformation. An estimated 50-plus people were in the room for the final day, with leaders from the Plateau State Government, PICTDA, the Nigerian Communications Commission, the North Central Development Commission, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission, GIZ, and the Young Africa Innovates Programme.
The day was built around four challenge tracks: Productivity and Resilience, Market Access and Value Chains, Agri-Finance and Inclusion, and Post-Harvest Innovation.
The panel sessions stayed close to daily farming life. On productivity, experts talked about field-level digital tools that solve small, everyday friction and help yields directly. On smart farming, the focus was weather tracking, soil insights, and predictive data for climate resilience. On value chains, panelists looked at storage, logistics, and processing, and how closing those gaps cuts waste and helps farmers reach fair markets. On finance, the final session looked at tailored funding models, risk mitigation, and accessible capital for smallholders.
For Code Orbit Nigeria, the clearest result came before the pitches. Pre-stage pitch coaching by the Code Orbit Nigeria team helped a team refine its pitch and take first place in the hackathon. That team was AQUAROOTS, named first on the winners slide, with Team Let'sFarm and Lumora also listed.
Another pitch from the day showed the same idea in a different form. HeyCileng Agtech presented as From farm remnants to business opportunities, a digital marketplace connecting farmers and agro-processors.
The day also added to the team itself. Code Orbit Nigeria sourced two technical mentors to join its training team in Nigeria.
The team also spent time at the Nigeria Data Protection Commission stand. The conversation was practical: how personal data is processed, what data subject rights mean in practice, and what baseline compliance steps Code Orbit needs to protect its learner and beneficiary data. The NDPC stand carried the same message in plain words: Your Personal Data Is Valuable.
HackJos fits the way Code Orbit works in Nigeria and elsewhere. The mentors do not give answers first. They make space for questions, and they connect those questions to the problems learners see around them. In Jos, that problem was agriculture, and the teams were building for it directly, from farm waste to market access to finance.
The work in Nigeria continues from here, with new mentors joining, and with the winning team as a clear example of what that coaching can do.
Code Orbit is a student-led nonprofit providing free coding, AI, and STEM education to learners worldwide.
By Nazifi Adam, Program Director, Nigeria